Japan current

Japan Current

n.
A warm ocean current flowing northeast from the Philippine Sea past southeast Japan to the North Pacific. Also called Kuroshio Current.
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Japan Current

n
(Placename) a warm ocean current flowing northeastwards off the E coast of Japan towards the North Pacific. Also called: Kuroshio
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Noun1.Japan Current - a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific oceanJapan current - a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean
Kuroshio, Kuroshio current
ocean current - the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
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